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There are two All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final clashes in hurling this weekend, which we are zoning in on.

EIGHT REMAIN IN RACE FOR LIAM MacCARTHY CUP
Kilkenny and Limerick are through to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals as Leinster and Munster champions, respectively, where they will be joined by two from the following: Carlow, Clare, Dublin, Galway, Offaly, Tipperary.

The preliminary quarterfinals take centre-stage on Saturday, followed a week later by the quarterfinals.

The preliminary quarter-final pairings as follows:

• Offaly v Tipperary, Glenisk O’Connor Park, 4.00pm (Winner plays Galway)
• Carlow v Dublin, Netwatch Cullen Park, 5.00pm (Winner plays Clare)

CARLOW V DUBLIN
Carlow arrive at the preliminary quarter-final stage as Joe McDonagh Cup champions, having beaten Offaly in extra-time in the final.

Dublin finished third behind Galway and Kilkenny in the Leinster ‘round robin’.

Carlow and Dublin last met in the championship in 2019 when Dublin won by 2-22 to 1-13 in the Leinster ‘round robin’. Prior to that, they hadn’t met in the championship since 2000.

CHAMPIONSHIP 2023
DUBLIN (LEINSTER ROUND ROBIN)

• Antrim 1-19 Dublin 1-19
• Dublin 2-23 Westmeath 1-14
• Dublin 1-22 Wexford 0-23
• Kilkenny 0-27 Dublin 0-21
• Dublin 2-22 Galway 1-25

CARLOW (JOE McDONAGH CUP)

• Carlow 5-23 Kildare 0-19
• Kerry 0-21 Carlow 0-21
• Carlow 1-22 Laois 1-22
• Carlow 6-23 Down 0-28
• Carlow 1-29 Offaly 0-14
• Carlow 2-29 Offaly 1-31 aet (Final)

Dublin won two, drew two and lost one of their five Leinster SHC games.

Carlow won four and drew two of their six Joe McDonagh Cup games.

Dublin were last in the preliminary quarter-final in 2019 when they lost to Laois by two points.

Carlow were last in the preliminary quarter-final in 2018 when they lost to Limerick.

Prediction: Dublin

OFFALY v TIPPERARY
Offaly were runners-up in the Joe McDonagh Cup, losing the final to Carlow in extra-time.

Tipperary finished third in Munster behind Clare and Limerick.

CHAMPIONHIP 2023
TIPPERARY (MUNSTER SHC)

• Tipperary 5-22 Clare 3-23
• Cork 4-19 Tipperary 2-25
• Tipperary 0-25 Limerick 0-25
• Waterford 1-24 Tipperary 0-21

OFFALY (JOE McDONAGH CUP)

• Offaly 3-19 Laois 1-22
• Offaly 2-22 Kildare 3-11
• Offaly 1-26 Down 1-15
• Offaly 1-24 Kerry 0-16
• Carlow 1-29 Offaly 0-14
• Carlow 2-29 Offaly 1-31 aet (Final)

Tipperary won one, drew two and lost one of their four games in the Munster ‘round
robin.’

Offaly won four and lost two (including the final) of their six games in the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Offaly and Tipperary last met in the championship in 2014 when Tipp won an All-Ireland qualifier by 5-25 to 1-20 in Portlaoise. Seamus Callanan scored 2-10 for Tipperary while Brian Carroll scored 0-13 for Offaly.

Prediction: Tipperary

GAA HURLING ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, JOE MCDONAGH CUP,
CHRISTY RING CUP, NICKEY RACKARD CUP, LORY MEAGHER CUP
LIAM MacCARTHY CUP
LEINSTER

• Round 1: April 22: Antrim 1-19 Dublin 1-19, Corrigan Park; Galway 0-24 Wexford 2-12,
  Pearse Stadium; Kilkenny 0-29 Westmeath 0-7, UPMC Nowlan Park.
• Round 2: April 29: Wexford 1-30 Antrim 1-26, Chadwicks Wexford Park; Dublin 2-23
  Westmeath 1-14, Parnell Park; April 30: Kilkenny 0-28 Galway 1-25, UPMC Nowlan Park.
• Round 3: May 6: Dublin 1-22 Wexford 0-23, Croke Park; Galway 6-33 Westmeath 0-17,
  TEG Cusack Park; May 7: Kilkenny 5-31 Antrim 3-20 Corrigan Park.
• Round 4: May 20: Kilkenny 0-27 Dublin 0-21, UPMC Nowlan Park; May 21: Galway 5-29
  Antrim 1-22, Pearse Stadium; Westmeath 4-18, Wexford 2-22, Chadwicks Wexford Park.
• Round 5: May 28: Wexford 4-23 Kilkenny 5-18, Chadwicks Wexford Park; Dublin 2-22
  Galway 1-25, Croke Park; Antrim 4-24 Westmeath 1-19, TEG Cusack Park.
• Final: June 11: Kilkenny 4-21 Galway 2-26, Croke Park

MUNSTER

• Round 1: April 23: Limerick 1-18 Waterford 0-19, FBD Semple Stadium; Tipperary 5-22
  Clare 3-23, Ennis.
• Round 2: April 29: Clare 1-24 Limerick 2-20 TUS Gaelic Grounds; April 30: Cork 0-27
  Waterford 0-18, Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
• Round 3: May 6: Cork 4-19 Tipperary 2-25, Pairc Ui Chaoimh; May 13: Clare 2-22
  Waterford 0-16, FBD Semple Stadium.
• Round 4: May 21: Clare 2-22 Cork 3-18, Ennis; Tipperary 0-25 Limerick 0-25, FBD Semple Stadium.
• Round 5: May 28: Limerick 3-25 Cork 1-30, TUS Gaelic Grounds; Waterford 1-24 Tipperary 0-21, FBD Semple Stadium.
• Final: June 11: Limerick 1-23 Clare 1-22, TUS Gaelic Grounds

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Preliminary quarter-finals: June 17: Carlow v Dublin, Netwatch Cullen Park; Offaly v
  Tipperary, Glenisk O’Connor Park.
• Quarter-finals: June 24: Galway v Offaly/Tipperary; Clare v Carlow/Dublin.
• Semi-finals: July 8: Limerick v quarter-final winners; July 9; Kilkenny v quarter-final
  winners. Both in Croke Park.
• Final: July 23, Croke Park.

JOE McDONAGH CUP

• Round 1: Kerry 1-26 Down 1-14; Carlow 5-23 Kildare 0-19; Offaly 3-19 Laois 1-22.
• Round 2: April 16: Laois 7-24 Down 0-14; Offaly 2-22 Kildare 3-11; Kerry 0-21 Carlow 0-
  21.
• Round 3: April 22: Kerry 1-17 Kildare 0-14; Carlow 1-22 Laois 1-22; Offaly 1-26 Down 1-
  15.
• Round 4: May 6/7: Offaly 1-24 Kerry 0-16; Laois 1-23 Kildare 0-11; Carlow 6-23 Down 0-
  28.
• Round 5: May 13: Down 1-27 Kildare 3-13; Carlow 1-29 Offaly 0-14; Laois 4-23 Kerry 0-
  21
• Final: May 27: Carlow 2-29 Offaly 1-31 aet

CHRISTY RING CUP

• Round 1: April 16: Sligo 2-20 London 1-20; Tyrone 2-20 Derry 2-20; Meath 2-20 Mayo 0-
  24.
• Round 2: May 22: Tyrone 2-22 Mayo 1-17; April 23: London 4-17 Meath 1-24; Derry 4-27
  Sligo 2-13.
• Round 3: April 29: Meath 1-21 Derry 1-19; April 30: London 2-22 Mayo 0-21; Sligo 0-20
  Tyrone 1-16
• Round 4: May 13: Sligo 2-26 Mayo 1-23; Meath 0-28 Tyrone 0-20; May 14: Derry 1-30
  London 4-19.
• May 20: London 2-28 Tyrone 4-18; Derry 0-30 Mayo 1-11; Meath 0-24 Sligo 0-18.
• Final: June 3: Meath 1-23 Derry 1-21.

NICKEY RACKARD CUP

• Round 1: April 16: Wicklow 4-25 Louth 0-13; Armagh 2-24 Roscommon 0-18; Donegal 1-
  21 Fermanagh 0-18.
• Round 2: April 22: Wicklow 1-14 Fermanagh 1-12; Donegal 3-20 Armagh 1-16;
  Roscommon 5-8 Louth 1-17.
• Round 3: April 29: Wicklow 3-28 Armagh 3-8; April 30: Donegal 2-25 Roscommon 2-16;
  Louth 3-17 Fermanagh 3-17.
• Round 4: May 13: Armagh 2-18 Fermanagh 2-17; Donegal 2-19 Louth 4-7; Wicklow 5-23
  Roscommon 2-12.
• Round 5: May 20: Louth 0-27 Armagh 3-14; Wicklow 2-17 Donegal 1-18; Roscommon 2-
  17 Fermanagh 1-18.
• Final: June 3: Wicklow 1-20 Donegal 3-12

LORY MEAGHER CUP

• Round 1: April 15: Lancashire 3-21 Longford 2-17; April 16: Monaghan 1-18 Leitrim 3-12;
  Warwickshire 3-15 Cavan 0-22;
• Round 2: April 22/23: Cavan 2-16 Monaghan 0-19; Lancashire 4-15 Leitrim 1-15;
  Longford 2-23 Warwickshire 1-9.
• Round 3: April 29/30: Cavan 3-29 Lancashire 5-9; Monaghan 2-26 Warwickshire 1-4;
  Longford 0-12 Leitrim 0-8.
• Round 4: May 13/14: Longford 2-15 Cavan 0-21; Leitrim 2-17 Warwickshire 2-15;
  Monaghan 5-19 Lancashire 3-18.
• Round 5: May 20: Leitrim 2-19 Cavan 2-18; Monaghan 2-16 Longford 0-17; Lancashire 5-
  13 Warwickshire 3-17.
• Final: June 3: Monaghan 3-22 Lancashire 3-20